Idaho Contemporary Ski Country Home!

Idaho Contemporary Ski Country Home!

Idaho Contemporary Ski Country Home!

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Opening in 1936 and founded by W. Averell Harriman, Chairman of the Union Pacific Railroad, Sun Valley, Idaho, was the first ski resort in the United States. Harriman was an avid skier and thought the American public would enjoy the experience as he had for many years in Switzerland. It was also a way to increase the passenger service on his railroad.

In order to get the resort off with a bang, Harriman invited some of 1930’s top celebrities including Ernest Hemingway, who completed his novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" in a local hotel, Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, Lucille Ball and Marilyn Monroe. Gary Cooper visited often and enjoyed going out with hunting buddies Hemingway and Harriman. Hemingway was an annual visitor for 33 years and finally bought a house in 1959 in the adjacent town of Ketchum. The word really got out about the resort when it became the set for the 1941 film, "Sun Valley Serenade," starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Milton Berle and Glenn Miller. Memorable winter scenes were filmed with several of the movie’s stars in bathing suits at the resort’s heated swimming pool with steam rising from the water and hills of snow in the background. The movie was the average American’s first introduction to the ski life enjoyed by the upper class.

Now for sale and situated along 140 feet of the Big Wood River with a direct view of Bald Mountain, this contemporary ski home is a rare find among the log cabin mega mansions so prevalent in ski communities these days. Crisp and sophisticated with its modern lines, the house was originally built in 1990, but was torn down in 2011 and rebuilt on its original foundation. At 5,776 square feet, the home has five bedrooms and six baths with high end fixtures and surfaces in keeping with today’s luxury home expectations. The rebuild included state-of-the-art mechanical and technical systems for environment, lighting, and media. For more information.

From this stylish contemporary, fish the river, ski Bald Mountain, or hike around Ernest Hemingway’s favorite stomping grounds where he lived out his final days. Priced at $5.495 million.

Source: www.sothebysrealty.com